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Salary Permanent Full Time role in Finance.
Located in Leeds - Hybrid.
Located in Leeds - Hybrid.
Permanent Full Time
Finance
Leeds - Hybrid
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Financial Accounting Costs Specialist
Financial Accounting Costs Specialist
Working at our office in Leeds, and virtually via Microsoft Teams
Your new role at NewDay
An opportunity to work as part of the Finance team for a fast-growing, innovative finance company. The role is ideally suited to a candidate looking to work and develop in a dynamic environment collaborating with contacts across Finance, Commercial and Operations teams. You will contribute to the preparation of the monthly management accounts, owning the month end close process for assigned cost areas. You will deliver insightful analysis and reporting of performance to support decision making.
0-12 months you'll deliver
The month end close process, working with stakeholders across the Finance, Commercial and Operations teams to ensure accurate accounting for assigned cost areas in accordance with IFRS
Associated balance sheet reconciliations ensuring high quality support is in place and support monthly balance sheet reporting and analysis.
Preparation of monthly cost reports for assigned areas, providing insightful analysis of performance and highlighting areas for further investigation. Support Commercial Finance in understanding results and the drivers of variances to budget/forecast.
Support the external auditors with regards to your cost areas, ensuring a smooth audit process at each reporting cycle where auditor input is required.
Ensure all deliverables adhere to the Financial Control Framework and contribute to the delivery of continuous process and control improvements for assigned areas of responsibility.
What you'll bring
We need knowledge, experience + expertise in:
Part qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
Financial Reporting, Finance analyst or Management accounting roles.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence a range of business partners at different levels.
Resilience and proactive with strong organisational skills to ensure delivery of high quality outputs to challenging deadlines.
High attention to detail, problem solving skills and ability to analyse performance to deliver insight which is presented clearly and concisely.
And would love you to know or learn:
Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
Use of finance systems (Sun GL, Infor Q&A)
About NewDay
We help people move forward with credit, and help our colleagues to move their careers forward too.
We use our highly flexible, scalable, and multi-product digital credit engine to power over 120 million transactions every year. Our brands include Aqua, marbles, fluid and Bip. We partner with leading brands such as John Lewis, AO, Argos and DEKO.
Over 5 million UK customers are supported by our award-winning customer service.
At NewDay, we value all types of diversity. We’re an equal opportunity employer and believe that our differences create a vibrant, authentic working culture. We want all our colleagues to feel able to bring their whole selves to work. We don’t discriminate on the basis of age, physical or mental disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and carer status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We make sure that every job is crafted to be inclusive and that people with disabilities or caring responsibilities can take part in the application and interview process. Tell us if you need accommodations: we’ll put reasonable adjustments in place to support you.
Our dynamic NewDay culture
We’re focused on what will drive impact in helping people move forward with credit. Our distinctive culture is geared to spark innovation and team working – with lots of open doors for development. Our customers can rely on us because we aim high, support each other, do the right thing and build for the future.
We invest in our colleagues. On top of a strong market competitive salary, you get a bonus opportunity that matches the impact (delivery + values) you drive in your role. We also help you retire better with market leading pensions.
At NewDay, #yourwellbeing matters: You get 26 days holiday and can buy up to 5 more after probation. Then you’ll get extra days as you build your career with us.
At NewDay, #yourwellbeing matters: You get 26 days holiday and can buy up to 5 more after probation. Then you’ll get extra days as you build your career with us.
NewWork, our flexible, hybrid working approach, helps you to manage your work/life balance - and even bolt on work time in other countries before or after your holiday. And when you’re in the office, you get free healthy breakfast, fresh juices, lunch, barista coffee etc.
Our tax efficient green car and cycle to work schemes save you money (and help the planet).
Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to tell you more about any of our perks.
Where next?
Let’s talk about this role – contact talent@newday.co.uk We work with Textio to make our job design and hiring inclusive
